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Storage control system

  • US 20040172506A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2004
  • Published: 09/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage control device storing data sent from a host processor connected to communicate therewith, said storage control device comprising:

  • means for storing a plurality of response times respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of storage devices, wherein data sent from said host processor is stored in one of said storage devices, and said response time of a storage device is a time required from when an input/output request from said host processor is received until when a processing result of said request is sent to said host processor;

    means for respectively storing one or a plurality of response-time upper limit values assigned respectively to one or a plurality of files to be stored in said storage devices; and

    means for comparing said upper limit value of a file to be stored with each of said response times of each said storage devices, and for determining a storage device from said plurality of storage devices for storing said file according to a result of said comparison.

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